Earthquake+Hurricane Irene - Damage, Loss, Prayers

Article written by me. If anyone who has the authority to make this a global announcement is reading this, I am urging you to PLEASE make this topic a global announcement as it has impacted a LARGE group of people.
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Mother nature has been quite angry on the east coast this past week. Earlier this week the east coast was shaken by a rare earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake was located near Mineral, Virginia. The effects of the earthquake well felt all along the east coast, even reaching up to some portions of Canada. Earthquakes are rare on the east coast and therefore came as a sudden shock for most residents living in the states that were affected.

If an earthquake wasn't enough, mother nature came again in the form of a hurricane. This hurricane has been one of the BIGGEST hurricanes to have impacted a large portion of an area at one given time in decades. Residents of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, DC, Philadelphia, Delaware, Rhode Island, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, & some other states were impacted with this hurricane. Eleven people along the east coast lost their lives to mother nature. Extensive damage was done to portions of each state especially places along the coast.

For residents along the east coast this has been one crazy and unusual week. It has all finally come to an end in most places now, but flooding still remains a concern in some areas. Power outages are still a concern for certain places as well. High winds also remain a concern in some areas too.

Please keep those families in our thoughts and prayers that have lost a loved one in the mist of this raging storm. No one would want to die in this unfortunate way.

I would also like to thank the members of India Forums and other family/friends for showing deep concern for us along the east coast. Your prayers have helped us get out of this mess. Most of us have survived this week and it wouldn't have been possible without all the prayers you have given to us.

Please stay safe everyone on the east coast.

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Once again if any global moderators are reading this please make this a Global Announcement. I think it is very necessary.

I am going to just copy paste my reply in the other thread. Thanks for the thread!

Really sad 😔

Hope god gives strenght to all ppl effected n guide them thru tough times. For ppl who had loss of lives n property my prayers to god to hold them dear n give his help to recover. Wonder whats happening with so many natural calamities comingup frequently these days! We all need to b responsible ppl of earth by spreading love, respecting earth n doing good things to every1 n may b mother nature wont b so upset then.

34 people have died from this hurricane along the east coast. :(

Mother Nature is really hating on us =(

I know right!

This morning one of the weather people said that "don't worry about jose YET." YET being the key word! :|

if we dint stop destroying the nature... nature will destroy us like that 😔.. RIP to those who lost their lives ... 😔

RIP to those who lost their lives. Prayers for those who lost a loved one.